Picking a story to tell f a presentationCongrats, you’ve been invited to give a talk! What do you decide to speak on?Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 2024
4 Quick Tips for Managing Lots of Student CommunicationsIn the blink of an eye I finished my PhD at the University of Tennessee and started a postdoc at Texas A&M University. One of my tasks for…Sep 20, 2024Sep 20, 2024
How to give a 12-minute mathematics research presentationIn my area of research, numerical partial differential equations, there is a biannual conference with a unique format, called the Finite…Jun 5, 2024Jun 5, 2024
Why Continuous Finite Elements are GoodAt the highest level, polynomials used to approximate solutions to partial differential equations come in two flavors: continuous with…Jan 26, 2024Jan 26, 2024
How did restructuring my course go?What will be my last time teaching “Mathematical Reasoning” at the University of Tennessee has just concluded…May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
A rewind before the finish lineWith my one exam of the semester behind me, I am all but complete with my fourth year of grad school, and have about a year left before I…May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Graduate Student Interviewing Potential FacultyWait what, did I get the title of this post backwards? Is it supposed to be “Faculty interviewing potential graduate students?”Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023
Nearing the finish line: an inventory of my sources of stress“That was the easy part.”Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
A new way to view 1-to-1 correspondencesOne thing I love about teaching is that, no matter how many times you teach a certain course, you can still uncover new ways to explain it.Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
